Two thoughts come to mind. Surely this is a political stunt to support the 'appearance' ... and appearance only ... that the community organizer-in-chief is moving to the center and/or that he's actually less radically left than he's so far proven himself to be.

Then on the other hand, on the "far" outside chance that he's actually reading the book, whose to say that he won't learn a thing or two about how a real president governs ... that being by laws and the constitution, rather than by authoritarian, over-reaching, edict and regulation.

The White House 'claims' that President Obama plans on spending some of his Hawaiian vacation reading, and among the books on his list is purportedly one about President Reagan.\n\nTwo thoughts come to mind. Surely this is a political stunt to support the 'appearance' ... and appearance only ... that the community organizer-in-chief is moving to the center and/or that he's actually less radically left than he's so far proven himself to be. \n\nThen on the other hand, on the \"far\" outside chance that he's actually reading the book, whose to say that he won't learn a thing or two about how a real president governs ... that being by laws and the constitution, rather than by authoritarian, over-reaching, edict and regulation.\n\nAnd on a side note, the last time Obama was seen reading a book in public ... was one he reportedly wrote (hat tip - Jim Hoft).